The Union Territory of Chandigarh is well served by an excellent network
of roads. The National Highways No. 21 (Ambala-Kinnaur) and 22 (Chandigarh-Leh)
are the chief road arteries linking Chandigarh with the rest of the country.
The city is within motorable distance from a number of popular towns and
pilgrimage centres. Some important road distances (in kilometers) from Chandigarh
are given below :

Agra

452

Khajuraho

864

Allahabad

867

Kurukshetra

70

Ambala

46

Lucknow

743

Amritsar

240

Ludhiana

100

Anandpur Sahib

80

Manali

320

Badrinath

577

Mount Abu

1016.

Bhakra Nangal

125

Nainital

568

Chail (H.P.)

120

Nepal

1400

Darjeeling

1790

Panipat

165

Delhi

248

Pathankot

246

Gangotri

535

Patiala

65

Jaipur

507

Rishikesh

276

Jalandhar

134

Shimla

120

Jammu

380

Srinagar

666

Kanyakumari

2979

Udaipur

926

Kasauli

77

Vaishno Devi

400

Kedarnath

505

Varanasi

996

BY BUS

Buses of several State Road Transport Corporations connect Chandigarh with many cities and towns of neighbouring states. Buses may be air-conditioned, deluxe, semi-deluxe or ordinary. The Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) is located in Sector 17 (City Centre).

Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU)

The CTU is an Undertaking of Chandigarh Administration. It provides both inter state services and local transport services. The CTU coaches are well maintained and the important cities which are connected by CTU buses are Delhi, Dehradun, Haridwar, Shimla, Manali, Katra (J&K) and major towns of Punjab and Haryana.

RESERVATIONS & ENQUIRY -

ISBT Sector - 17

Transport

Telephone

Timings (Hrs)

Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU)

2700006

0500 - 2100

Haryana Roadways

2704014

0500 - 2400

Punjab Roadways

2704023

0400 - 2000

ISBT Sector - 43

Transport

Telephone

Timings (Hrs)

Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU)

2624413

0500 - 2100

Haryana Roadways

6577050

0900 - 1700

Himachal Roadways

2668943

24 hrs.

Pepsu Roadways (PRTC)

2624543

0420 - 2105

Punjab Roadways

2606672

0400 - 2000

Other services at the ISBT include a post office, state tourism offices, a rail reservation centre, a 24-hour cloakroom and several eateries. CITCO's self-service restaurant 'The Chef’, ISBT provides hygienic, quick and economical snacks and light meals from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. daily. The details of facilities at the bus stand are:

Chandigarh Railway Station is about 8 kms from the City Centre in Sector 17. Shatabdi Express and Himalayan Queen provide two train connections every day between Chandigarh and Delhi. Paschim Express connects the city to Mumbai. Chandigarh Transport Undertaking and the Corporation buses ply to and from the railway station to coincide with the arrival and departure of important trains. CITCO coach offers free transfer to CITCO hotels as complementary.

Popular train connections

Name of Train/ Route

Train No.

From/
Time(Hrs)

Arrival/
Departure
(At Chandigarh)

Destination/
Time (Hrs)

Kalka Howrah Mail
(Kalka-Howrah)

2312

Kalka :
2330

A : 0025
D : 0110

Delhi : 0625
Howrah : 0645 (next day)

Kalka Howrah Mail
(Howrah-Kalka)

2311

Howrah : 1915
Delhi: 2245 (next day)

A : 0320
D : 0400

Kalka : 0500

Shatabadi Express
(Kalka-New Delhi)

2006

Kalka : 0600

A : 0645
D : 0653

New Delhi : 1000

Shatabadi Express
(New Delhi-Kalka)

2005

New Delhi : 1715

A : 2037
D : 2045

Kalka : 2115

Passenger
(Kalka-Delhi )

304

Kalka : D : 0715

A : 0750
D : 0800

Delhi : 1930

Passenger
(Delhi-Kalka )

303

Delhi : D : 1400

A : 2250
D : 2300

Kalka : 2345

Shatabadi Express
(Kalka-New Delhi)

2012

Chandigarh : 1815

D : 1823

New Delhi : 2150

Shatabadi Express
(New Delhi-Kalka)

2011

New Delhi : 0740

A : 1105
D : 1113

Kalka : 1145

Paschim Express

2926A

Kalka-D : 1030

A : 1105
D : 1120

(Next day)
Bandra : 1515

Paschim Express

2925

Bandra-D : 1135

A : 1552
D : 1607

Kalka : 1625

Himalayan Queen
(Kalka- H.Nizamudin New Delhi)

4096

Kalka : D : 1650

A : 1720
D : 1730

H.Nizamudin
New Delhi: 2255

Himalayan Queen
(H.Nizamudin New Delhi-Kalka )

4095

H.Nizamudin
D : 0530

A : 1027
D : 1035

Kalka : 1115

Passenger
(Kalka-Ambala)

2 UK

Kalka :
1250

A : 1320
D : 1330

Ambala : 1435

Passenger
(Ambala-Kalka)

1 UK

Ambala :
1825

A : 1935
D : 1940

Kalka : 2020

Jan Shatabdi
(Una to New Delhi )

2058

Una D : 0500

A : 0723
D : 0730

New Delhi : 1200

Jan Shatabdi
(New Delhi - Una)

2057

New Delhi D : 1500

A : 1905
D : 1915

Una : 2200

Kalka-Barmer

4887

Kalka-D : 2150

A : 2215
D : 2225

Barmer : 2010

Barmer - Kalka

4888

Barmer D: 0645

A : 0510
D : 0520

Kalka: 0545

Sadbhawana Express
(Lucknow-Chandigarh)

2231

Lucknow-D : 2230

A : 1015

-

Sadbhawana Express
(Chandigarh-Lucknow)

2232

Chandigarh-D : 2050

-

Lucknow : 0830

Chennai Express
(Chennai-Chandigarh)

2687 A

Chennai-D : 0830

Chandigarh-A : 0420
(SATURDAY)

SATURDAY ONLY

Chennai Express
(Chandigarh-Chennai)

2688 A

Chandigarh-D : 0745
(MONDAY)

Chennai-A : 0315

MONDAY ONLY

Kerela Express
(Kochivali-Chandigarh)

2653

Kochivali-D : 1850

Chandigarh-A : 1540
(MONDAY)

MONDAY ONLY

Kerela Express
(Chandigarh-Kochivali)

2654

Chandigarh-D : 0900
(WEDNESDAY)

Kochivali-A : 1450

WEDNESDAY ONLY

Ambala-Nangal

1UCN

Ambala-D : 0730

A : 0835
D : 0845

Nangal : 1200

Nangal - Ambala

2UCN

Nangal : 0300

A : 1755
D : 1835

Ambala : 0735

Ambala-Charu Takrala

1CNA

Ambala-D : 1230

A : 1435
D : 1445

Charu Takrala
(Una) : 1806

Charu Takrala - Ambala - (Una)

2CNA

Charu Takrala-D : 0610

A : 0950
D : 1030

Ambala : 1145

RAILWAYS ENQUIRY - 131, 132, 2653131, 139

Superintendent

2658924

Station Master

2654782

Train Status

1333, 131, 132, 2654775, 2658713-714-715

Train Booking - Railway Station

1333, 2641651

Ticket Booking - ISBT Secto-17, Chd.

2708573, 2720242

PRM AMBALA

2610800, 2610811, 9813136444

Sr. Divisional Comp. Manager, AMBALA

9417495959

BY AIR

Chandigarh's airport is 12 km. from the City Centre. Indian Airlines and Jet Airways connect Chandigarh with , Delhi, Bombay, Jammu & Srinagar. The Corporation has a well maintained Tourist Information Centre at the Airport.